Did you also install the rpm ? After installing the source you need to install rpm usually in the /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386. rpm -ivh rpm

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> Hi,
>
> Thankyou for your reply. I have managed to install LVM. But now when i run run
> any lvm commands it asks me to first run the command vgscan so that it can build
> the lvmtab.
>
> When i run the command vgscan it gives me the error :
> vgscan -- LVM driver/module not loaded?
>
>
> Please advice.

i did the following:
i downloaded the rpm lvm-1.0.3-4.i386.rpm, then i did rpm -i lvm-1.0.3-4.i386.rpm. after reading ur reply i did
rpm -ivh lvm-1.0.3-4.i386.rpm this gave following output (i ran a vgscan after it):

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